Impact of deep learning on CT-based organ-at-risk delineation for flank irradiation in paediatric renal tumours: a SIOP-RTSG radiotherapy committee study

Background and purpose - Integrating deep learning (DL) for auto-contouring has significantly improved organ-at-risk (OAR) delineation in adult radiotherapy. However, its application in paediatric radiotherapy remains limited. This study evaluates DL-based auto-contouring of OARs, followed by manual...

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Hauptverfasser: Ding, Mianyong (VerfasserIn) , Maspero, Matteo (VerfasserIn) , Harrabi, Semi B. (VerfasserIn) , Jouglar, Emmanuel (VerfasserIn) , Vennarini, Sabina (VerfasserIn) , Spencer, Timothy (VerfasserIn) , Weber, Britta (VerfasserIn) , Magelssen, Henriette (VerfasserIn) , Van Beek, Karen (VerfasserIn) , Stoica, Remus (VerfasserIn) , Saldi, Simonetta (VerfasserIn) , Boterberg, Tom (VerfasserIn) , Melchior, Patrick (VerfasserIn) , van den Heuvel-Eibrink, Marry M. (VerfasserIn) , Janssens, Geert O. (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: January 2026
In: Clinical and translational radiation oncology
Year: 2026, Jahrgang: 56, Pages: 1-9
ISSN:2405-6308
DOI:10.1016/j.ctro.2025.101051
Online-Zugang:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctro.2025.101051
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405630825001430
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Verfasserangaben:Mianyong Ding, Matteo Maspero, Semi Harrabi, Emmanuel Jouglar, Sabina Vennarini, Timothy Spencer, Britta Weber, Henriette Magelssen, Karen Van Beek, Remus Stoica, Simonetta Saldi, Tom Boterberg, Patrick Melchior, Marry M. van den Heuvel-Eibrink, Geert O. Janssens

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